On Friday, Dakota faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dakota Cougars took their contest with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over the Oxford Wildcats. Considering the Cougars have won seven matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Dakota's victory came down to the chemistry between Jadon Ford and his top target Chase Thornton. Ford threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while Thornton picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Ford also racked up 21 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Dakota's defense and their six sacks. Logan Criteser was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. Dakota got some further help from Brady Hamby: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Dakota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Dakota's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Oxford, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Dakota will be playing in front of their home fans against Utica at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dakota will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Oxford, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Davison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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